Toy.



F. MORINAGA.

' TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28, 1913.

1,077,735. Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

FU'MI MORINAGA, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 28, 1913.

Patented Nov. 1, 1913.

Serial No. 744,688.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FUMI MORINAGA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and amusing toy, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which will resemble an air ship and have the characteristics of a captive balloon, so that a child may hold a portion thereof in his hand and run along with it in a similar manner as when flying a kite, which will cause the propeller to revolve, so that from all indications, it is a miniature, dirigible flying machine.

In accomplishing the above named objects, I produce a balloon or envelop of india rubber, silk, or like material which is adapted to be filled with gas, so as to cause it to rise in the air, and through this balloon or envelop passes a journal in which revolves a shaft carrying a propeller upon one end, and an ordinary pin-wheel upon the other, the pin-wheel being adapted to be revolved by the wind which will give motion to the propeller causing it to resemble the propeller of a flying machine. To the balloon is fastened a suitable basket in which may be placed a doll, or other object, and the entire device is held captive by suitable cables of string which are fastened to a hand-hold in the form of a rod.

WVith these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use this invention, I will describe its construction in detail referring by numeral to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which the figure is a side elevation of my improved toy.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents the gas bag, balloon or envelop which is preferably oval or elongated in shape, having at two oppositely disposed ends, small extensions or mouths 3, through which passes a journal 4:, in the form of a hollow shaft formed of a light metal such as aluminum, bamboo or other around and fastened to the hand-hold 7, in

the form of a rod, preferably a bamboo stick.

In the journal 4; is revolubly mounted the shaft 8, the ends of which project beyond the ends of the journal l, and on what is termed the forward end of the shaft 8 is mounted a pin wheel 9 and on the other end a propeller 10, in some form adapted to resemble the propellers used upon air ships. With the under side of the gas bag 2, is formed a gas inlet 11, preferably produced integral with the bag, and after said bag has been filled with the gas or other buoyant element, a plug 12 is inserted into the inlet which is securely held in place by the fastening means 13 which may be either rubber bands or string. The plug 12, carries suspending elements 14, to which is fast-ened the basket 15.

' From the foregoing description it will be seen that by holding the hand-ho1d 7, the gas bag will be allowed to fly in the air and by moving the device through the air, the wind will revolve the pin-wheel 9, which will transmit power through the shaft 8 to the propeller 10, causing said propeller to revolve, thus producing a device which resembles the ordinary dirigible flying machine. By turning the hand-hold 7 in different directions, the toy will be caused to turn in a similar direction which permits the pin-wheel 9 to always be held against the direction in which the wind is blowing.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as here shown, as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, is,-

1. In a toy, a gas bag, oval in shape, having mouths formed from two opposite ends, a journal passing throughthe gas bag and projecting from both ends thereof, means for fastening the mouths about the journal, a shaft revolubly mounted in the journal and projecting from both ends of the latter,

a propeller mounted upon one end of said shaft, a pin-wheel mounted upon the opposite end of said shaft, cables fastened about,

5 the journal, and a hand-hold secured to the ends of the cables.

2. In a toy, a gas bag, oval in shape, having mouths formed from two opposite ends,

a journal passing through the gas bag and 10 projecting from both ends thereof, means for fastening the mouth about the journal,

a shaft revolubly mounted in the journal and projecting from both ends of the latter,

a propeller mounted upon one end of said 15 shaft, a pin-wheel mounted upon the oppo- FUMI MORINAGA. Witnesses W. HAMILTON RosE, NELLIE HOUOK-TAY.

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